HISTORIC TOUR VAL DE VIENNE #2: THREE LEADERS FOR ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
Hugo Carini and Philippe Gandini arrived at the Val de Vienne circuit as the respective leaders of the two categories of the French Historic Circuit Championship, and were joined by Davide Leone at this level of the hierarchy. Between them and their pursuers, the match will continue at the end of the month on the track of Charade.
A DAY IN NUMBERS
11 : the number of races of this Sunday.
248/1000 of a second : the smallest gap of the day between a winner and his immediate following (Franck Julien and Damien Kohler in Racing 81).
1''851 : The gap between the first and the fourth during the closest finish of the day (in Lotus Trophy with, in order : Vulliez, Beloou, Jacquet and Deleplanque).
1'41''418 : the best time achieved in the race, all single-seater/ Proto platforms combined, obtained by Stéphane Nguyen (Lucchini Alfa) at an average speed of 132.3 km/h.
1'46''284 : the best time achieved during the race, all GT/Touring classes combined, by Fabrice Lefebvre (Audi Quattro in Saloon Cars) at an average speed of 126.3 km/h.
PODIUMS OF THE DAY
Youngtimers GTI Cup : 1.Julia (Honda Civic), 2.Gimonet (Honda Civic), 3.Grandpierre (Honda Civic).
Racing 81 & Gr 1 : 1.Julien (Ford Escort BDG), 2.Kohler (Ford Escort BDG), 3.Zavattin (Ford Escort).
Maxi 1300 Series : 1.Gandini (Mini Jem), 2.Trousse (Cooper S), 3.Destombes (CG 548 Spider).
Roadster Pro Cup : Race1 : 1.Fresnais (Mazda MX-5), 2.Castillou (Mazda MX-5), 3.Fady (Mazda MX-5). Race2 : 1.Frenais, 2.Castillou, 3.Blanc.
Lotus Trophy : 1.Vulliez (Lotus Seven), 2.Beloou (Lotus Seven), 3.Jacquet (Lotus Seven).
Asavé Racing 65 : 1.Beltramelli (TVR 400 Griffith), 2.Kohler (Lotus Elan), 3.Sionneau (Lotus Elan).
Formule Ford Kent/Zetec Trophy : 1.Carini (Van Diemen RF90), 2.Dousse (Van Diemen RF91).
3.Genecand (Van Diemen RF92).
Formula Ford Historic Trophy : 1.Genecand (Crosslé 25F), 2.Faggionato (Van Diemen RF81), 3.Girardet (Crosslé 25F).
Saloon Cars Trophy : 1.Empois (BMW E21), 2.Lefebvre (Audi Quattro), 3.Desmaele (Porsche 996).
GT Classic Trophy : 1.Cazaux (BMW M3 GTR), 2.Delannoy (Porsche 964 RSR), 3.Poirier (Porsche 928 S4).
F3 Classic Trophy : 1.D.Leone (March 783), 2.Lajoux (March 793), 3.Beltramelli (March 813).
Formule Renault Classic Trophy: 1.Robert (Martini MK48), 2. « Nelson » (Martini MK48), 3.Gobba (Martini MK54).
SportProtosCup : 1.Nguyen (Lucchini SP94 Alfa), 2.Martin (Debora Alfa), 3.De Murard (Giada Alfa).
DRIVERS OF THE WEEKEND
In total, seven drivers managed to win the two races of their grid. They are Philippe Gandini, the only unbeaten competitor on the Historic Tour 2022, but also Davide Leone (F3 Classic), Lionel Robert (Formula Renault Classic), Franck Julien (Racing 81), Stéphane Nguyen (SportProtosCup), José Beltramelli (Asavé Racing 65) and Laurent Fresnais (Roadster Pro Cup). Gislain Genecand also took two victories during the weekend, but on separate grids (Formula Ford Kent and Formula Ford Historic).
THEY SAID
Philippe Gandini (winner in Maxi 1300 Series with a Mini Jem): "I am obviously happy with these two new victories that I dedicate to my trainer Serge. This morning, it was still close with the Mini Coopers, but I was able to ensure a little at the end. Against some of them, I have a small power deficit with my "classic" cylinder head, but my Mini Jem is lighter and has a better aero".
Laurent Fresnais double winner in Roadster Pro Cup) : " I am very happy to have won this race (the morning one), because the youngsters are growing and the competition is more and more severe ! This is the interest of such a monotype formula. I had a good fight with Steeve (Hergault) in the first laps, then Axel (Castillou) joined us and I managed to escape with him and pass him in the last lap. It could have been worse, because I also lost the brakes twice during the race..." (Laurent Fresnais doubled up in the afternoon in race 2).
Hugo Carini (winner in Formula Ford Kent on a Van Diemen RF90): "It was good to win today because I finally lost the benefit of my victory yesterday by being penalized after the race by five seconds for contact at the start. So today I started third again, before moving up and passing Arnaud (Dousse) to take the lead at the halfway point".
Frédéric Lajoux (second in F3 Classic with a March 793): "In the first few laps I was well behind Davide (Leone), but then my tires started to overheat. At the end of the race, I also had the same fuel problems as yesterday. Anyway, I was a step below Davide this weekend".
UPDATE ON THE FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP
By repeating his victory of the day before in F3 Classic, the Italian Davide Leone realizes the good operation of the day. This double victory allows him to join Hugo Carini (Formula Ford Kent) at the top of the French Single Seater/Proto Championship. By being reclassified from 1st to 3rd place in his race on Saturday, the latter lost ten precious points. The provisional podium is now completed by the Swiss Gislain Genecand, while François Belle is the big loser of this Sunday because of his withdrawal in Formula Ford Historic.
In the French GT/Tourism Championship, Philippe Gandini now has a solid lead over his closest pursuers, whose names are now José Beltramelli (Asavé Racing 65) and Fabrice Lefebvre, the latter despite the Drive Through that prevented him from signing the double in Saloon Cars today.
TO BE FOLLOWED
The Historic Tour de Charade, round 5/6 of the French Historic Circuits Championship, from September 30 to October 2.
Find all the results of the Historic Tour Val de Vienne on : www.its-results.com
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